Gennifer
Gray
Principles
of Management
Mrs.
J. Lapoint
The City
of
I.
RECOMMENDATION
Get everyone together to talk about why they are
unable to cope with the changes. Make a list of these reasons. After the list
has been made go back through and see what compromises and/or changes can be
made.
II.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
One problem is that Morris does not talk to the
employees. You need a well built relationship with anyone you are working with.
Another problem is that the previous two city managers had the concept that “no
improvements are better for the city.”
III.
ANALYSIS
a.
LIST OF SYMPTOMS
The
previous city managers didn’t look forward to the future. They dug a hole for
the city and now there are few people who are willing to take the risk and
follow the
b.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS
Morris has some great ideas but he needs to get more
people on his side. Those people should not be the ones he has either brought
in with him or hired right away when he has arrived there. I feel he is right
in doing a study on the salaries and job classifications; the study needs to be
done to find out where things could be improved. I am not saying that there
should be pay cuts but maybe pay increases to get everyone equal in pay
according to the work load they are carrying.
IV.
ALTERNATIVES
The top management team needs some work. It needs to
either have a change in command (fire and hire new) or reorganized. If Morris
were to hire an assistant manager that knows the city and its people he might
gain more support than he is now with the fact that he has brought an assistant
with him.
V.
EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
I know that firing those who have been there forever
in a day would not be the best thing if you look at loosing wisdom and
experience but how are there going to be changes made if no one is willing to
go along for the ride. I do believe that the city manager should know the
people and what they want. A city manager should be able to take what the
people want and put it to use, while using his/her skill to persuade the
community that change is good. The city manager will never be able to please
the whole city but if at least half the city is for it then maybe once the
change has taken place the other half will learn or start to accept the change
as being a good thing.
VI.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
I feel that the first step would be to have a one on
one conversation with each of the top management team members and find out just
what exactly they don’t agree with. Then compile all the disagreements and try
to work them out. Then Morris needs to start getting with the people of the
city and learning what they would like and truly need in the city. Morris
really should hire an assistant manager who really does know the people and
what their needs are. Gaining someone from the city could mean more chances of
the changes be accepted a little easier by those who are currently apposing
them.